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Ultrasonic transducer system
Assignee: XXSys Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1993-08-02
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Granted: 1995-04-18
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Expires: 2013-08-02
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic transducer system includes a transducer coupler body made of a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough and an ultrasonic transducer joined to a first portion of the transducer coupler body. A footprint face plate is joined to a second portion of the transducer coupler body. The first portion and the second portion are selected such that an ultrasonic wave can propagate therebetween through the transducer coupler body. The footprint face plate extends beyond the transducer coupler body and has a footprint contact face on one end thereof, with the width of the contact face being much smaller than its length.
Inventors
- 👤 Yan Li
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N29/00; G01N29/22; G01N29/24; G01N29/2487; G01N29/28; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/18; G01N2291/00; G01N2291/02; G01N2291/023; G01N2291/0237; G01N2291/04; G01N2291/042; G01N2291/0423; G01N2291/0426; G01N2291/0427
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
An ultrasonic transducer system, comprising: a transducer coupler body made of a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough; an ultrasonic transducer joined to a first portion of the transducer coupler body; and a footprint face plate joined to a second portion of the transducer coupler body, the first portion and the second portion being selected such that an ultrasonic wave can propagate therebetween through the transducer coupler body, the footprint face plate comprising a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough, the footprint face plate extending beyond the transducer coupler body and having a footprint contact face on one end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
An ultrasonic transducer system, comprising: a transducer coupler body made of a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough; an ultrasonic transducer joined to a first portion of the transducer coupler body; and a footprint face plate joined to a second portion of the transducer coupler body, the first portion and the second portion being selected such that an ultrasonic wave can propagate therebetween through the transducer coupler body, the footprint face plate comprising a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough, the footprint face plate extending beyond the transducer coupler body and having a footprint contact face on one end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the transducer coupler body has opposing parallel bases.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the interior of the transducer coupler body is hollow.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The transducer system of claim 3, further including a liquid filling the hollow interior of the transducer coupler body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The transducer system of claim 4, wherein the liquid is water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the interior of the transducer coupler body is solid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the transducer coupler body has the shape of a substantially right triangular, right prismatic body, with the face plate joined to a hypotenuse of the right triangular body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the transducer coupler body has the shape of a quadrilateral right prismatic body with two opposing faces of the quadrilateral parallel to each other, and wherein the face plate is joined to a first non-parallel side and the transducer to a second non-parallel side of the transducer coupler body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the footprint face plate is formed of a metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the footprint face plate is formed of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper and stainless steel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the footprint contact face is flat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The transducer system of claim 1, wherein the footprint contact face has a width and a length, and the width is much smaller than the length.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
An ultrasonic transducer system, comprising: a transducer coupler body made of a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough; an ultrasonic transducer joined to a first portion of the transducer coupler body and positioned to direct an ultrasonic wave into the transducer coupler body; and a footprint face plate joined to a second portion of the transducer coupler body, the first portion and the second portion being selected such that at least a portion of the footprint face plate is impinged upon by an ultrasonic wave propagated by the ultrasonic transducer at an angle of greater than zero but less than ninety degrees, the footprint face plate comprising a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough, the footprint face plate extending beyond the transducer coupler body and having a footprint contact face on one end thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
134 words
An ultrasonic transducer system, comprising: a transducer coupler body made of a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough; an ultrasonic transducer joined to a first portion of the transducer coupler body and positioned to direct an ultrasonic wave into the transducer coupler body; and a footprint face plate joined to a second portion of the transducer coupler body, the first portion and the second portion being selected such that at least a portion of the footprint face plate is impinged upon by an ultrasonic wave propagated by the ultrasonic transducer at an angle of greater than zero but less than ninety degrees, the footprint face plate comprising a material that transmits ultrasonic waves therethrough, the footprint face plate extending beyond the transducer coupler body and having a footprint contact face on one end thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
109 words
An ultrasonic transducer system operable to transceive ultrasonic signals relative to a surface, comprising: an ultrasonic transducer operable to transceive an ultrasonic signal along a transceiving path; a footprint face plate oriented at an angle of more than zero and less than ninety degrees to the transceiving path, the footprint face plate having a contact face at one end thereof that is oriented at an angle of more than zero and less than ninety degrees to a plane of the footprint face plate adjacent to the contact face; and medium means for propagating an ultrasonic wave along the transceiving path between the ultrasonic transducer and the footprint face plate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
109 words
An ultrasonic transducer system operable to transceive ultrasonic signals relative to a surface, comprising: an ultrasonic transducer operable to transceive an ultrasonic signal along a transceiving path; a footprint face plate oriented at an angle of more than zero and less than ninety degrees to the transceiving path, the footprint face plate having a contact face at one end thereof that is oriented at an angle of more than zero and less than ninety degrees to a plane of the footprint face plate adjacent to the contact face; and medium means for propagating an ultrasonic wave along the transceiving path between the ultrasonic transducer and the footprint face plate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transducer system of claim 14, wherein the medium means defines a straight-line transceiving path.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The transducer system of claim 14, wherein the medium means comprises a transducer coupler body.
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